What is going on here??!!?? Another PB...

[WatterBoy]

I'm obviously living in some sort of fishing fantasyland the last 24 hours. Last night I caught my new PB bass at 6 pounds even (see story here), breaking my old record by 14 ounces.

My dad and I went out again this afternoon, this time to a gravel pit a few miles from town. We've been there several times over the years, and have caught a small bass or two there occasionally, but nothing at all to speak of numbers-wise and certainly not size-wise. Well, today was different.

I tried some dropshot with a 5" wacky-rigged Yamasenko first...nothing. Then I grabbed the Black Widow poppin' frog that I had used last night and started casting in one corner so I could cast parallel to the weed cover along the shoreline where the 20-30mph wind was blowing in. I had a nice blow-up that missed after just a couple of casts. About 3 or 4 casts later I had another huge explosion in the very same spot, and this time the fight was on!

It was a fight like I've never experienced before. I couldn't control the fish at all with my rod and I couldn't seem to hold the rod steady enough to hold the reel handle well enough to reel at all. I somehow managed to get the fish out of the shoreline to my left and into a little bit of open water. At that point it head straight towards me and the shoreline in front of me where there was more heavy cover. I managed to keep it from wrapping up too much in the cover and got it up to the edge of the water, but now the problem was the 3-4 foot hoist from the water up to where I was standing and some thick weeds growing in front of me. I had 30-pound braided line on, so I just started lifting for all I was worth, not even thinking about the strain on the rod. Well, the rod snapped just as I caught my first glimpse of the monster, so I just started horsing it up to safety before it could get away. Luckily, I was successful!

Here are the vitals: 6lb 9oz, 21" length, 16.5" girth

And here are the photos, the first two with me holding it, then my dad.









Here is what I could get for length/girth/weight shots:







Here is my new favorite frog () and what's left of my rod after landing the fish.





Here is the shoreline I was casting down.



And finally, here is a shot showing the distance from the water to where I was standing and the junk in between.

[bamabassman]

THAT'S IT..........EVERYONE PACK UP, GET WATTERBOY'S CAHRGE CARD INFO.....CUZ WE IS HEADING UP THERE!!!!!


that is a really fat a$$ chunk of a bass buddy. another great job man.

[walkeraviator]

I wanna see signs in teh background... im convinced you are actually in Florida now... lol

[Cavs1123]

Nice PIG!!!!!!!!!

[bassinbob]

That's one fat pig. Breaking a rod on one like that isn't to bad.

[keithdog]

Dangit man, your really startin to get my blood pressure up there. Now I have to go out fishin in the morning just to calm down, hahaha. Great catch pal!!! Keep those pics comming.

[BigBassin144]

Another awesome fish man!

Take this as an opportunity to get a baitcasting setup. I can guarantee you'll love it! (...if not, I'll let you give me whatever combo you buy! )

BB

[Earl Marshall]

Really nice hog!!!!

[Bubba_Bruiser]

Dangit WB, you are blowing up at the seams.
"It was a fight like I've never experienced before. I couldn't control the fish at all with my rod and I couldn't seem to hold the rod steady enough to hold the reel handle well enough to reel at all." I was rolling, you had the shakes like a bird in a cat house. The adrenaline flow, that is what it is all about.

[Jrob78]

Dang WB!! That's another big, fat, beautiful, healthy bass!! Congratulations!! Since you're going to have to replace that rod anyway, get a baitcaster, you won't be sorry.

[WatterBoy]

Originally Posted by walkeraviator

I wanna see signs in teh background... im convinced you are actually in Florida now... lol

Hee Hee. Good one. I did actually take a pic of the sign as we left. Will this do?

[Old Hooker]

Way to go! I'm glad to see someone is catching them.

[walkeraviator]

Originally Posted by WatterBoy

Hee Hee. Good one. I did actually take a pic of the sign as we left. Will this do?

Nope.. need a picture of you with the fish and a local newpaper dated for that day all in teh same frame...

haha

seriously though... these guys are right.. go replace that rod with a baitcaster... force yourself to use it fro a few months and you will get it down in no time...

[WaffleJaw]

Wow! What a fish WB!...You've earned a new rod after this spell of good bass!
Keep it up!

[WatterBoy]

Originally Posted by walkeraviator

Nope.. need a picture of you with the fish and a local newpaper dated for that day all in teh same frame...

haha

seriously though... these guys are right.. go replace that rod with a baitcaster... force yourself to use it for a few months and you will get it down in no time...

A few months would be one entire season here in MN since bass season doesn't open until Memorial Day weekend.

I will get a BC this off-season and give it a shot next year since there's less than a month left here before the boat gets winterized and goes into storage for awhile.

[bamabassman]

winter is the PERFECT time to hone oyur baitcasting skills watterboy. find a small garbage can, take off the lid and practice flipping, pitching. then when oyu go to CAST the motion will be second hand to ya. now i am a MUCH better coach than a player,lol. i always SAY i am gonna learn to flip and pitch during the winter. but i never seem to take the time to actually DO it. but if oyu can teach yourself to....come spring oyu will be forever grateful you learned.